Then Samuel went to Ramah, and King Saul went home to Gibeah.
The next morning Elkanah and his family got up early, and after worshiping the Lord, they went back home to Ramah. Elkanah had intercourse with his wife Hannah, and the Lord answered her prayer.
Saul also went back home to Gibeah. Some powerful men, whose hearts God had touched, went with him.
The messengers arrived at Gibeah, where Saul lived, and when they told the news, the people started crying in despair.
Then he would go back to his home in Ramah, where also he would serve as judge. In Ramah he built an altar to the Lord.